Experiences and Challenges of Educational-audiologists and Tele-rehabilitation During COVID-19 by Ashrafsadat Momeni, Nikta Hatamizadeh, Saeideh Mehrkian, Samaneh Hosseinzadeh

“…Sharing the experiences mentioned in the article among educational-audiologists and planners may help promote the use of tele-audiology services in pandemic situations, such as COVID-19, as well as improve the coverage of mainstream settings and schools far from cities.…”
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The impact of prudent financial policies on the urban–rural household health expenditure disparity: evidence from China by Wenxin Zou, Zihui Dai, Xijie Li

“…Furthermore, post-implementation, urban households’ education expenditures significantly increased, while migrant households experienced a rise in guaranteed investment and a decline in out-of-pocket payments, though not statistically significant.DiscussionThis study highlights the multifaceted impact of prudent financial policies on household health expenditures across urban and rural areas, underscoring the need for policy formulation to address the distinct needs of urban, rural, and migrant populations, thereby laying a more solid institutional foundation for universal health coverage.…”
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Determinants of Financial Stability in Banks: The Impact of Key Regulatory Financial Indicators by Muslum Mursalov, Olga Niemi, Svitlana Kolomiiets, Darya Trofimenko

“…All coefficients were statistically significant, with N9 exhibiting the strongest positive effect (β = 0.00327; p = 0.019), while H6 had a negative effect (β = –0.00046; p = 0.001), and N8 a moderate positive effect (β = 0.000044; p = 0.000). …”
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An Image Fusion Algorithm for Sustainable Development Goals Satellite-1 Night-Time Light Images Based on Optimized Image Stretching and Dual-Domain Fusion by Kedong Li, Bo Cheng, Xiaoming Li, Xiaoping Zhang, Guizhou Wang, Jie Gao, Qinxue He, Yaocan Gan

“…The Glimmer Imager of Urbanization (GIU) on SDGSAT-1 provides high-resolution and global-coverage images of night-time lights (NLs) with 10 m panchromatic (PAN) and 40 m multispectral (MS) imagery. …”
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Retrospective Radiographic Evaluation of Ridge Dimensional Changes After Vertical Augmentation Using the Novel Wide-Head Tent Pole Screw Technique by Nam-Suk Yoon, Hyunsuk Choi, Hyung-Gyun Kim, Dong-Seok Sohn

“…Results: The average vertical bone gain immediately after surgery was 8.86 mm (SD ± 2.59 mm), while an average bone resorption of 1.49 mm (17.79%) was observed during the follow-up period. …”
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Research trends on thermochromic asphalt mixtures functionalization: Bibliometric analysis and review by Larissa Virgínia da Silva Ribas, Iran Gomes Rocha Segundo, Joaquim Carneiro, Elisabete Fraga de Freitas, Verônica Teixeira Franco Castelo Branco

“…In urban areas, this leads to the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon, where extensive asphalt coverage raises microclimate temperatures. Integrating thermochromic properties into asphalt could provide a sustainable solution to mitigate UHI while maintaining the necessary mechanical performance. …”
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Bridging the Regulatory Divide: A Dual-Pathway Framework Using SRA Approvals and AI Evaluation to Ensure Drug Quality in Developing Countries by Sarfaraz K. Niazi

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> This framework has the potential to significantly improve pharmaceutical quality and access in developing countries while maintaining rigorous safety and efficacy standards through innovative regulatory approaches. …”
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Dynamic Simulation of Solar-Assisted Medium-Depth Ground Heat Exchanger Direct Heating System by Le Chang, Lingjun Kong, Yangyang Jing, Wenshuo Zhang, Sifang Fu, Xueming Lu, Haiqing Yao, Xiaona Xie, Ping Cui

“…The simulation results demonstrate that while the standalone MDGHE covers 71.9% of the building’s heating demand, integrating solar collectors with the MDGHE can increase this coverage to 99.9%, enabling full compliance with heating requirements without relying on conventional heat pumps. …”
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Quantifying the impact of load forecasting accuracy on congestion management in distribution grids by Maximilian Bernecker, Marc Gebhardt, Souhir Ben Amor, Martin Wolter, Felix Müsgens

“…., the first 10% of smart meters reduces congestion management costs by around 20% while the last 10% reduces these costs only marginally. …”
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The Effect of Compost and Biochar Amendments, as Well as the Inoculation of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Trichoderma harzianum, on the Control of Fusarium oxysporum Pathogen on... by Beletech Habte, Beyene Dobo

“…Disease severity was lower in Roma variety while Galilea variety was found to be more susceptible to Fusarium pathogen. …”
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Drone-Mounted Intelligent Reflecting Surface-Assisted Multiple-Input Multiple-Output Communications for 5G-and-Beyond Internet of Things Networks: Joint Beamforming, Phase Shift De... by Jiahan Xie, Fanghui Huang, Yixin He, Wenming Xia, Xingchen Zhao, Lijun Zhu, Deshan Yang, Dawei Wang

“…However, a single fixed IRS lacks the dynamic adjustment capability to flexibly adapt to complex environmental changes and diverse user demands, while mmWave MIMO is constrained by limited coverage. …”
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A text clarification and deep relational reasoning method for Mongolian-Chinese bilingual arbitrary-shaped scene text detection by Yuefeng Liu, Liuxu Ding, Yunong Liu

“…However, in Mongolian-Chinese bilingual text scenes, Mongolian text follows a top-to-bottom layout, while Chinese text is typically arranged from left to right. …”
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JAMES BOND AND STIERLITZ IN THE CONTEXT OF “PERSONAL HISTORY” by Dar`ya A. Holub

“…The special understanding of the myth with its historical features, which has been developed in the literature by the end of the 20th century, with the obligatory coverage of the repetitive patterns in the life of mankind is emphasized. …”
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Enhancing CYGNSS Soil Moisture Retrieval Accuracy by Considering the Lag Effect of Sun-Induced Fluorescence by Jinghui Liu, Xianyun Zhang, Xiaodong Deng, Hongquan Wang

“…After accounting for LESOS, the mean root mean square error (RMSE) of the retrieved SM across the entire study area decreased from 0.0360 to 0.0355 cm³&centerdot;cm^-3, while the Pearson correlation coefficient (PCC) increased from 0.5217 to 0.5358. …”
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Influence of government policies on handwashing and vaccine uptake in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to prevent and control COVID-19: a systematic review by Josphat Martin Muchangi, James Mturi, Hajra Mukasa, Kioko Kithuki, Sarah Jebet Kosgei, Lennah Muhoja Kanyangi, Rogers Moraro, Samuel Kamau, Maureen Nankanja

“…Further, government incentives such as cash increased vaccination rates while vaccination reminders combined with cash incentives increased childhood immunization coverage.DiscussionOverall, this review indicates that monitoring and enforcing compliance increases vaccine and handwashing uptake across the three countries. …”
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Analyzing the impact of prolonged pauses on soccer performance by Ali Rıza Atıcı, Okan Kamiş, Saeid Edriss, Coşkun Peker, Vincenzo Bonaiuto, Thomas G. Bowman, Hadi Nobari

“…Additionally, teams exhibiting more static behavior during matches were likelier to lose points, while those running at higher speeds (p = 0.007) and acceleration (p = 0.008) had a higher winning probability. …”
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Mapping Behavioral and Social Drivers of Influenza Vaccine Uptake in Older Adults: A Scoping Review by Enming Zhang, Shuhui Shang, Yufei Xing, Jiasong Cui, Chen Pan, Holly Seale, Qiong Fang

“…In many settings, countries have not recovered their influenza vaccine coverage rates to the same level as pre-COVID. Therefore, this scoping review systematically identified the behavioral and social drivers (BeSD) influencing influenza vaccination among older adults using the BeSD framework. …”
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Investigating the Ability to Mask Dental Discoloration by CAD/CAM Bleach Shade Ceramics in Different Thicknesses by Shervin Reybod, Fariba Ezoji, Ghazaleh Ahmadizenouz, Behnaz Esmaeili

“…Conclusions Zirconia generally demonstrated superior masking ability across all thicknesses, while other ceramics exhibited commendable performance only at 1.5 and 2.0 mm thicknesses. …”
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ML-Based Self-Optimization Handover Technique for Beyond 5G Mobile Network by Saddam Alraih, Rosdiadee Nordin, Asma Abu-Samah, Ibraheem Shayea, Nor Fadzilah Abdullah

“…HO aims to ensure seamless connectivity and uninterrupted services for users while moving from one cell to another within the coverage area. …”
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Shallow cloud variability in Houston, Texas, during the ESCAPE and TRACER field experiments by Z. Mages, P. Kollias, P. Kollias, P. Kollias, B. P. Treserras, P. Borque, M. Oue

“…In all clusters, the domain-wide cloud fractions are consistently higher than the domain-wide precipitation fractions, and shallow cloud fractions are higher over water than they are over land, while the shallow precipitation fractions show the opposite behavior. …”
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